OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Best-selling author John Grisham will speak April 15 at the dedication of the new law school at the University of Mississippi. Grisham, known for his courtroom thrillers, is a graduate of the Ole Miss law school, which will be named for former Chancellor Robert Khayat during the campus event in Oxford.Read the story …
DM: Fat Possum Records Brings Indie Rock to Oxford
February 22, 2011 by
Matthew Johnson, a former University of Mississippi student, founded Fat Possum Records in 1991 after hearing blues musician R.L. Burnside play guitar.
Natchez Democrat: Jones Proud of UM Growth
February 22, 2011 by
NATCHEZ — The University of Mississippi’s Chancellor Dr. Dan Jones visited with alumni in Natchez Monday and brought them up to date on enrollment, growing pains and the end of Colonel Reb. Jones is the 14th chancellor to operate and manage the four-campus university. Read the story.
WREG: McCluster Working on College Degree
February 22, 2011 by
He’s the former Ole Miss Football star who’s now an all-purpose player for the Kansas City Chiefs and considered one of the most exciting rookies in the NFL. To say the least, Dexter McCluster’s celebrity is on the rise on and off the field. You can even find him in a Public Service Announcement rappingRead the story …
MyFoxMemphis: Ole Miss Chinese Language Program in Demand
February 21, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Northeast Mississippi and the People’s Republic of China are a little more than 7,000 miles apart. Culturally-speaking, the distance between the two regions is immeasurable, not unlike the difference between Oxford’s Town Square and China’s Great Wall. Read the story.
WCBI: UM Professor Looks Forward to Migraine Remedy
February 21, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin missed dozens of practices and a football game this past season because of migraine headaches. Many fans complained, saying a young, strong NFL player should “suck it up and play,” Read the story or the UM press release.
DM: Lafayette County Population Grows Dramatically
February 21, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The recent U.S. census data numbers show that Oxford and Lafayette County have experienced significant population growth in the last 10 years. The Lafayette County population grew 22.2 percent from 2000 to 2010, making it the fastest growing non-metropolitan county in the state. The county went from a population of 38,744 residentsRead the story …
Hattiesburg American: UM Museum Director Displays Own Art
February 21, 2011 by
Abstract artist William Pittman Andrews does some unusual things with ink. Take a work called Constellation I, in which he takes the inner tube of a pen, breaks it in half and then blows through one end to splatter ink on a canvas. Read the story about Andrews’ exhibit.
WTVA: Grove Trees Mean More Than Shade To Many
February 18, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) — It’s often times you don’t really think of an object in nature until you notice it’s missing. With a person poisoning trees at Auburn University, we wanted to take a historical look at a campus in our area. Read the story.
Choctaw Plainsdealer: Judge’s Papers Focus of Library Panel
February 17, 2011 by
OXFORD– A panel discussion focusing on J.P. Coleman’s judicial files from his years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set for March 8 at the University of Mississippi. J.P. Coleman was a native of Ackerman. Read the story.